Comforts corrode our consciences

Sharp acids corrode their own containers.

— Albanian Proverb

“ corrode , v . I spent all this time building a relationship. Then one night I left the window open and it started to rust.”

— David Levithan

Nonviolent action does not have to get others to be nice. It can in effect force them to consult their consciences.

— Barbara Deming

I think writers write for their consciences, they write for their own true audiences, for their souls.

— Mo Yan

We must enter and take possession of the consciences of the children, of the consciences of the young, because they do belong, and should…

— Plutarco Elias Calles

Men's consciences ought in no sort to be violated, urged, or constrained. And whenever men have attempted any thing by this violent course, whether…

— Roger Williams

“It comforts us to think that we have control when we don’t.”

— Harlan Coben

“And though we have all the comforts of the world, we find no comfort in them.”

— Seth Grahame-Smith

It is possible that strong levels of belief in God, gods, spirits or the supernatural might have given our ancestors considerable comforts and advantages.

— Robert Winston

“For the intellectual, material comforts are relatively unimportant.”

— Richard Crossman

“God comforts us to make us comforters, not to make us comfortable.”

— Ray C. Stedman

I'm not an overly material person. Sure, I like certain comforts in life. But buying a lot of 'things' doesn't produce happiness for me.

— Joe Mansueto

The worldly comforts are not for me. I am like a traveler, who takes rest under a tree in the shade and then goes…

— Muhammad

“When I’m struggling with the fear of my own death, or with grief over the death of someone I love, what comforts me most…

— Greta Christina

“There are comforts in knowing the boundaries of the place you live. Everyone here seems to behave like things are endless.”

— Anthony Doerr